Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf (1882–1941) was a central figure of the Bloomsbury Group and a pioneer of the stream-of-consciousness technique. Her essays and novels revolutionized modern fiction, arguing that "life is not a series of gig lamps symmetrically arranged" but a "luminous halo" surrounding us from the beginning of consciousness to the end. This author hub collects 5 works in the Canon Compass ranking, led by To the Lighthouse.
Start with To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf, ranked #28 in the Canon Compass list.
Featured Books
Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse: The Ramsay family and Lily Briscoe on the Isle of Skye. Modernist classic - summary, analysis, and where to buy.
Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway: Clarissa's day in London and Septimus's trauma. Modernist classic - summary, analysis, and where to buy.
Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own: a landmark feminist essay on women, money, and the freedom to write.
